Numbers 32:23

'And if ye do not so, lo, ye have sinned against Jehovah, and know ye your sin, that it doth find you;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.

In Context

22and the land hath been subdued before Jehovah — then afterwards ye do turn back, and have been acquitted by Jehovah, and by Israel; and this land hath been to you for a possession before Jehovah.

24build for yourselves cities for your infants, and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth do ye.'

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Cross References

Genesis 44:16And Judah saith, 'What do we say to my lord? what do we speak? and what — do we justify ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants; lo, we [are] servants to my lord, both we, and he in whose hand the cup hath been found;'

Deuteronomy 28:15'And it hath been, if thou dost not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God to observe to do all His commands, and His statutes, which I am commanding thee to-day, that all these revilings have come upon thee, and overtaken thee:

1 Kings 2:32and Jehovah hath turned back his blood on his own head, who hath fallen on two men more righteous and better than he, and slayeth them with the sword, — and my father David knew not — Abner son of Ner, head of the host of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, head of the host of Judah;

Psalms 90:8Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, Our hidden things at the light of Thy face,

Psalms 140:11A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence — evil hunteth to overflowing.

Proverbs 24:16For seven [times] doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 32:17-28

16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: 17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land. 18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance. 19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because… Read the whole commentary →

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